Shop Made Tools

[RussZHC]

Strokersix:

Second photo (original post), clamps to fit the block half of the crank mains? Or...

[strokersix]

Russ, Not clamps, just locating off the main bore. With the block sitting on them I added packing and clamps at four corners to restrain the block.

[ssnuce]

tools

here some shop made tools hobs for worm gear










SNUCE

[courtjester]

Home made Cutter?

Hi ssnuce
Was you cutter machined from a section of all thread with slots cut in the side????
That is a very slick cutter and I would like to duplicate it.

Thanks
Tom

[ssnuce]

acme

left hand 1 1/4 acme 6- 3/8 slots cut in just below thread depth
relieved on back side of cutting teeth









GOOD LUCK SNUCE

[Elninio]

What's that black handle in the front of your lathe, in the picture facing the chuck - is a spindle lock handle?

[ssnuce]

lathe

it tighten the belts and lock in place










snuce

[EddyCurr]

left hand 1 1/4 acme 6- 3/8 slots cut in just below thread depth
relieved on back side of cutting teeth

SNUCE

Does rotation of the cutter mechanically rotate the gear blank
(which is free to turn on its arbor shaft)?

The lathe operator advances the gear blank into the cutter using the
crossfeed to achieve the desired thread depth, correct?

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[ssnuce]

acme

that right it work great






snuce

[Elninio]

can you cut worm gears in steel that way, effortlessly? I would imagine the harder the material you're cutting, the more backlash the worm gear will have?

[jkilroy]

A better way to relieve shop made cutters like that is with a ball nose end mill. The curve of the ball nose automatically gives you relief. You have to cut off center to make it work.

[Jack F]

SSnuce,
Is the acme thread screw as you get it hard enough to cut the steel or do you harden it more after the machining on it is finished? Also, what steel do you use for the gear and do you harden the gear after you cut it?

Jack.

[RKW]

Looks like the worm gear is Nylatron to me, not steel. Nice work!

Maybe start a new thread for more discussion on this particular tool and gear making? This thread is more for show and tell. Just a thought.

SSnuce,
Is the acme thread screw as you get it hard enough to cut the steel or do you harden it more after the machining on it is finished? Also, what steel do you use for the gear and do you harden the gear after you cut it?

Jack.

[rustamd]

Looks like the worm gear is Nylatron to me, not steel. Nice work!

Maybe start a new thread for more discussion on this particular tool and gear making? This thread is more for show and tell. Just a thought.

he already did:

http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=46440

[Steelmaster]

Some slitting saw arbors, to fit my 1/2" R8 arbor, made from some dumbbells picked up in a garage sale (for $2).

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60x1.0, 60x08 and 40x05mm